阅读说明：本技术 阻尼器 (Damper ) 是由 村中诚 于 2018-05-18 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供阻尼器,具备收纳阻尼介质的壳体以及能够在壳体内进行相对于壳体的相对旋转的转子。将旋转规定为一个方向的单向离合器与旋转轴能够在同轴上耦合。支承旋转轴的状态的单向离合器为第1输入对象,没有被单向离合器支承的状态的旋转轴为第2输入对象。耦合对象具备：第1耦合部,构成为能够与第1输入对象在同轴上耦合；以及第2耦合部,构成为能够与第2输入对象在同轴上耦合,与第1耦合部一体地旋转。分别具有第1耦合部与第1输入对象耦合的状态以及第2耦合部与第2输入对象耦合的状态。(The invention provides a damper, which comprises a housing for accommodating a damping medium and a rotor capable of rotating relative to the housing in the housing. A one-way clutch that defines rotation in one direction can be coupled coaxially with the rotating shaft. The one-way clutch in a state of supporting the rotating shaft is the 1 st input target, and the rotating shaft in a state of not being supported by the one-way clutch is the 2 nd input target. The coupling object is provided with: a1 st coupling unit configured to be coaxially coupled to a1 st input object; and a2 nd coupling unit configured to be coaxially coupled to the 2 nd input object and to rotate integrally with the 1 st coupling unit. The first and second coupling units have a state in which the 1 st coupling unit is coupled to the 1 st input object and a state in which the 2 nd coupling unit is coupled to the 2 nd input object, respectively.)

1. A damper is provided with:

A housing that houses a damping medium; and

A rotor that is capable of relative rotation with respect to the housing within the housing,

either one of the housing and the rotor is a coupling target coupled to an input target,

The coupled object in the shell and the rotor is not coupled object,

A one-way clutch that specifies the rotation to one direction and a rotating shaft can be coupled coaxially,

the one-way clutch supporting the state of the rotating shaft is the 1 st input object,

The rotating shaft in a state of not being supported by the one-way clutch is a2 nd input object,

The coupling object is provided with:

A1 st coupling unit configured to be coaxially coupled to the 1 st input object; and

A2 nd coupling unit configured to be coaxially coupled to the 2 nd input object and to rotate integrally with the 1 st coupling unit,

The first and second coupling parts have a state in which the 1 st coupling part is coupled to the 1 st input object and a state in which the 2 nd coupling part is coupled to the 2 nd input object, respectively.

2. The damper according to claim 1,

The 2 nd coupling part is engaged with an object to be engaged which relatively rotates the rotor in the housing with respect to the housing by rotation of the object to be engaged,

the coupled object has a state in which the 1 st coupling unit is coupled to the 1 st input object, a state in which the 2 nd coupling unit is coupled to the 2 nd input object, and a state in which the 2 nd coupling unit is engaged with the engaged object, respectively.

3. The damper according to claim 1 or 2,

The coupling object is the rotor and the coupling object is the rotor,

The 1 st coupling part includes a fitting surface having a repeated irregularity in a circumferential direction of the rotary shaft, into which the 1 st input object is fitted, and the 1 st coupling part is coaxially coupled to the 1 st input object by fitting the 1 st input object into the fitting surface.

4. The damper according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the coupling object is the rotor and the coupling object is the rotor,

the rotor includes a cylindrical portion positioned coaxially with the rotary shaft,

One end of the cylinder part is the 1 st coupling part,

The other end of the cylindrical portion is the 2 nd coupling portion.

5. The damper according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The inner surface of the housing includes a plurality of convex surfaces extending in the circumferential direction of the rotary shaft and protruding into a space for accommodating the damping medium.

6. the damper according to claim 5,

the convex surface is a1 st convex surface protruding along a direction in which the rotation axis extends,

The outer surface of the rotor includes a plurality of 2 nd convex surfaces, the plurality of 2 nd convex surfaces extend in the circumferential direction of the rotary shaft and protrude toward the housing in the direction in which the rotary shaft extends, each of the 2 nd convex surfaces is configured not to overlap with the 1 st convex surface when viewed in the direction in which the rotary shaft extends,

The 1 st and 2 nd convex surfaces define a part of the space that receives the damping medium.

7. The damper according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

the 2 nd coupling part includes a plurality of convex parts arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotary shaft, and configured to be in contact with the rotary shaft to be able to support the rotary shaft, and each of the convex parts supports the rotary shaft in a state where the 2 nd coupling part is coaxially coupled to the 2 nd input object.

8. The damper according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

The damper is a one-way damper provided with the one-way clutch,

The one-way clutch includes:

A housing member having a cylindrical shape extending along the rotary shaft and having a plurality of holding grooves on an inner circumferential surface;

A plurality of cylindrical rollers having a rod shape extending along the rotation axis and held in the holding grooves one by one; and

A plurality of urging members held in the holding groove one by one,

Each of the holding grooves includes: a fixing portion that holds the cylindrical roller in a fixed state; a non-fixed portion that holds the cylindrical roller in a rotated state; and a holding portion for holding the urging member,

The fixed portion, the non-fixed portion, and the holding portion are arranged in this order along the circumferential direction in all the holding grooves,

Each of the urging members urges the cylindrical roller from the holding portion to the fixing portion,

Each of the cylindrical rollers is held in the holding groove by the holding groove and the urging member so as to be located at the fixed portion when the rotational shaft rotates in one direction and located at the non-fixed portion when the rotational shaft rotates in a direction opposite to the one direction.

9. The damper according to claim 1,

The coupling object further includes an engaging portion that engages with the engagement object in which the rotor is caused to perform relative rotation with respect to the housing by rotation of the engagement object, and that rotates integrally with the 1 st coupling portion and the 2 nd coupling portion,

the coupling objects have a state in which the 1 st coupling part is coupled to the 1 st input object, a state in which the 2 nd coupling part is coupled to the 2 nd input object, and a state in which the engaged object is engaged with the engaging part, respectively.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to dampers.

background

As a damper for damping a torque caused by rotation of a damping target, a damper including a one-way clutch is known. The damper includes a one-way clutch, a housing accommodating the one-way clutch, and a damping medium accommodated between the one-way clutch and the housing, wherein the one-way clutch is accommodated in the housing in a rotatable state with respect to the housing. The one-way clutch includes a cylindrical outer ring having an inner peripheral surface, and a plurality of pockets formed in the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring, the pockets having cam surfaces and holding cylindrical rollers, and leaf springs biasing the cam surfaces toward the cylindrical rollers. The inner peripheral surface also functions as a radial bearing of the rotating shaft, which is a target of damping.

In this damper, when the rotational shaft rotates in one direction, the cylindrical roller is fitted into the cam surface, and the one-way clutch rotates together with the rotational shaft, so that the torque of the rotational shaft is attenuated by the damper. On the other hand, when the rotational shaft rotates in a direction opposite to the one direction, the rotational shaft rotates relative to the one-way clutch, and therefore the torque of the rotational shaft is not attenuated by the damper (see, for example, patent document 1).

disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

however, in the damper described above, the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring of the one-way clutch functions as a radial bearing that supports the rotating shaft. Therefore, in order to cause the damper to function as a damper for damping the torque of the rotating shaft even when the rotating shaft rotates in either of the two directions, the entire one-way clutch rotating with respect to the housing must be replaced with a mechanism for exhibiting another function. Therefore, it is required to improve the versatility of the components provided in the damper.

the invention aims to provide a damper capable of improving the universality of components of the damper.

Means for solving the problems

The damper for solving the above problems includes: a housing that houses a damping medium; and a rotor that is rotatable relative to the housing within the housing. One of the housing and the rotor is a coupling target to be coupled to an input target, and the other of the housing and the rotor is a non-coupling target, and a one-way clutch that defines the rotation in one direction is coaxially couplable to a rotating shaft, and the one-way clutch in a state of supporting the rotating shaft is a1 st input target, and the rotating shaft in a state of not being supported by the one-way clutch is a2 nd input target. The coupling object is provided with: a1 st coupling unit configured to be coaxially coupled to the 1 st input object; and a2 nd coupling unit configured to be coaxially coupled to the 2 nd input object and to rotate integrally with the 1 st coupling unit. The coupled objects have a state in which the 1 st coupling part is coupled to the 1 st input object and a state in which the 2 nd coupling part is coupled to the 2 nd input object, respectively.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a three-dimensional configuration of the damper of embodiment 1 when viewed from a direction opposite to a surface of a cover.

fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a damper three-dimensional structure of the damper according to embodiment 1 when viewed from a direction facing a rear surface of the housing.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the damper according to embodiment 1 in an exploded manner into a plurality of parts.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a three-dimensional structure of the rotor according to embodiment 1 when viewed from a direction facing the back surface of the support portion.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a three-dimensional structure of the rotor according to embodiment 1 when viewed from a direction facing the surface of the support portion.

fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the one-way clutch according to embodiment 1 in an exploded manner.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing a sectional configuration of the damper of embodiment 1 and a sectional configuration taken along line 7-7 of fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a three-dimensional structure in which a rotation shaft is fitted to the 2 nd fitting portion in the damper according to embodiment 1.

fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a state in which the one-way clutch is fitted in the damper according to embodiment 2.

fig. 10 is a sectional view schematically showing a state in which a rotary shaft is connected to a housing in the damper according to embodiment 2.

fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a state in which the one-way clutch is fitted in the damper according to embodiment 3.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view schematically showing a state in which a rotary shaft is connected to a rotor in the damper according to embodiment 3.

Detailed Description

[ embodiment 1 ]

With reference to fig. 1 to 8, embodiment 1 of the embodied damper will be described.

fig. 1 shows a three-dimensional structure of a damper as viewed from a direction facing a surface of a cover provided to the damper.

As shown in fig. 1, the damper 10 is a rotary damper, and includes a housing 11, a rotor 12, and a cover 13. The housing 11 accommodates a damping medium, and the rotor 12 is rotatable with respect to the housing 11 in the housing 11. The rotor 12 is an example of a coupling target coupled to an input target, and the housing 11 is an example of a non-coupling target. In the damper 10 according to embodiment 1, the position of the housing 11 with respect to the object to which the damper 10 is attached is fixed, and the rotor 12 rotates with respect to the housing 11. The cover 13 closes the opening provided in the housing 11.

The one-way clutch 14 is embedded in the rotor 12. The one-way clutch 14 is fitted into the rotor 12 in a state where rotation with respect to the rotor 12 is not possible and in a state where rotation with respect to the housing 11 is possible together with the rotor 12. The one-way clutch 14 defines the rotation of the rotor 12 with respect to the housing 11 in one direction, and the one-way clutch 14 and the rotation shaft RA can be coupled coaxially. The one-way clutch 14 in a state where the rotation axis RA is supported is an example of the 1 st input target, and the rotation axis RA in a state where the one-way clutch 14 is not supported is an example of the 2 nd input target. The one-way clutch 14 has a shaft hole 14a penetrating the one-way clutch 14, and the rotary shaft RA as the damping target of the damper 10 passes through the shaft hole 14 a.

the one-way clutch 14 is located inside the rotor 12 in the direction in which the rotation axis RA extends, as viewed from the direction opposite to the surface 13F of the cover 13. When viewed from the direction facing the surface 13F of the cover 13, a part of the one-way clutch 14 and a part of the rotor 12 are exposed from the surface 13F of the cover 13.

The housing 11 includes a fitting portion 11A, the fitting portion 11A projecting radially outward from a circular peripheral wall portion in a plan view facing the surface 13F of the cover 13, and the fitting portion 11A has a fitting hole 11A1 penetrating the fitting portion 11A in a direction in which the rotation axis RA extends. The fitting hole 11a1 is a hole through which a fitting member for fitting the case 11 to the object of assembly of the damper 10 passes, and the damper 10 is fixed to the object of assembly by fitting the fitting member passing through the fitting hole 11a1 to the object of assembly.

Fig. 2 shows a perspective configuration of the damper 10 as viewed from a direction opposite to the back surface 11R of the housing 11.

As shown in fig. 2, the one-way clutch 14 is exposed from the rear surface 11R of the housing 11 when viewed from the direction facing the rear surface 11R of the housing 11. Further, when viewed from a direction facing the rear surface 11R of the housing 11, a part of the rotor 12 is exposed from the rear surface 11R of the housing 11.

The housing 11, the rotor 12, and the cover 13 are preferably formed of the same material, and the main component of these members may be resin, metal, or alloy. The housing 11, the rotor 12, and the cover 13 may be formed of different materials.

As shown in fig. 3, the housing 11 is formed in a cylindrical shape including a bottom portion 21 and a peripheral wall portion 22. The bottom portion 21 is formed with a through hole 21a penetrating the bottom portion 21 in the direction in which the rotation axis RA extends, and a cylindrical central wall portion 23 surrounding the through hole 21a is provided. A step portion 23a, which is an annular recess, is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the central wall portion 23, facing radially inward in the bottom portion 21, along the entire circumferential direction in the central wall portion 23. The housing-side seal member 15 having an annular shape is fitted into the stepped portion 23a, and the housing-side seal member 15 is formed of an elastic member such as an elastic body.

The inner surface of the housing 11 has a plurality of convex surfaces extending in the circumferential direction of the rotary shaft RA and protruding into the space for accommodating the damping medium. The housing 11 includes a plurality of inner wall portions 24, a plurality of intermediate wall portions 25, and a plurality of outer wall portions 26. These wall portions are located between the peripheral wall portion 22 and the central wall portion 23 in the bottom portion 21 of the housing 11. The outer surfaces of the inner side walls 24, the intermediate walls 25, and the outer side walls 26 are an example of the 1 st convex surface, and protrude toward the space in the housing 11 that accommodates the damping medium along the direction in which the rotation axis RA extends.

However, each inner wall portion 24 has an arc shape when viewed from a direction facing the opening of the housing 11, and a gap is formed between one inner wall portion 24 and the inner wall portion 24 adjacent to the inner wall portion 24. The plurality of inner wall portions 24 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the central wall portion 23 so as to draw a circle centered on the center of the bottom portion 21 when viewed from the direction facing the opening of the housing 11.

Each intermediate wall portion 25 is provided close to the peripheral wall portion 22 with respect to each inner wall portion 24. Each of the intermediate wall portions 25 has an arc shape when viewed in a direction facing the opening of the housing 11, and the length of the central wall portion 23 in the circumferential direction of each of the intermediate wall portions 25 is longer than the length of the inner wall portion 24 in the circumferential direction. A gap is formed between one intermediate wall portion 25 and the intermediate wall portion 25 adjacent to the intermediate wall portion 25. The plurality of intermediate wall portions 25 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the central wall portion 23 so as to draw a circle centered on the center of the bottom portion 21 when viewed from the direction facing the opening of the housing 11.

Each outer wall portion 26 is provided closer to the peripheral wall portion 22 than each intermediate wall portion 25. Each outer wall portion 26 has an arc shape when viewed from a direction facing the opening of the housing 11, and a length of each outer wall portion 26 in the circumferential direction along the central wall portion 23 is longer than a length of the intermediate wall portion 25 in the circumferential direction. A gap is formed between one outer side wall portion 26 and the outer side wall portion 26 adjacent to the outer side wall portion 26. The plurality of outer wall portions 26 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the central wall portion 23 so as to draw a circle centered on the center of the bottom portion 21 when viewed from the direction facing the opening of the housing 11.

according to the damper 10 including the housing 11, when the rotor 12 rotates relative to the housing 11, friction is generated between the damping medium and the outer surfaces, i.e., the convex surfaces, of the inner wall portion 24, the intermediate wall portion 25, and the outer wall portion 26, and the damping force of the damper 10 is increased by the friction.

The disc-shaped rotor 12 is housed in the housing 11 so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis RA in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction. The counterclockwise direction is an example of one direction, and the clockwise direction is an example of a direction opposite to the one direction. The rotor 12 includes: a support portion 31 having a disk shape; and a cylindrical portion 32 located at the center of the support portion 31 and serving as a rotation center of the rotor 12. The cylindrical portion 32 has a cylindrical shape protruding from the front surface 31F of the support portion 31 and protruding from the back surface of the support portion 31.

on the outer side of the cylindrical portion 32 on the surface 31F of the support portion 31, 4 front side wall portions having an annular shape are arranged concentrically. The 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, and 4 th front side wall portions 33F, 34F, 35F, and 36F are arranged in this order toward the outside in the radial direction of the tube portion 32. Further, 4 rear-side wall portions having an annular shape are also concentrically arranged outside the cylindrical portion 32 on the rear surface of the support portion 31. The 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th back-side wall portions are arranged in this order in the radial direction outward of the cylindrical portion 32. The outer surface of each back-side wall portion is an example of the 2 nd convex surface.

the four front-side wall portions and the four back-side wall portions are arranged in plane symmetry with respect to the surface 31F of the support portion 31. When viewed from the direction in which the tube portion 32 extends, the 1 st front-side wall portion 33F overlaps the entire 1 st back-side wall portion, the 2 nd front-side wall portion 34F overlaps the entire 2 nd back-side wall portion, the 3 rd front-side wall portion 35F overlaps the entire 3 rd back-side wall portion, and the 4 th front-side wall portion 36F overlaps the entire 4 th back-side wall portion.

In the four front side wall portions, gaps are formed between the 1 st front side wall portion 33F and the 2 nd front side wall portion 34F, between the 2 nd front side wall portion 34F and the 3 rd front side wall portion 35F, and between the 3 rd front side wall portion 35F and the 4 th front side wall portion 36F, respectively. In addition, gaps are also formed between the 1 st back-side wall portion and the 2 nd back-side wall portion, between the 2 nd back-side wall portion and the 3 rd back-side wall portion, and between the 3 rd back-side wall portion and the 4 th back-side wall portion, among the four back-side wall portions.

In the support portion 31, a plurality of through holes 31a penetrating the support portion 31 are provided in a portion between the 1 st and 2 nd front side wall portions 33F and 34F, as viewed in the direction in which the tube portion 32 extends. Further, in the support portion 31, a plurality of through holes 31a penetrating the support portion 31 are also provided in a portion located between the 2 nd and 3 rd front side wall portions 34F and 35F, as viewed from the direction in which the tube portion 32 extends. Further, in the support portion 31, a plurality of through holes 31a penetrating the support portion 31 are also provided in a portion located between the 3 rd and 4 th front side wall portions 35F and 36F, as viewed in the direction in which the cylindrical portion 32 extends.

The lid 13 has a disk shape, and a through hole 13a penetrating the lid 13 is provided in the center of the lid 13. A cover-side seal member 16 having an annular shape is provided between the cover 13 and the rotor 12, and the cover-side seal member 16 is formed of an elastic material such as an elastomer, similarly to the case-side seal member 15 described above.

In a state where the damper 10 is assembled, a portion of the cylindrical portion 32 of the rotor 12 protruding from the rear surface of the support portion 31 passes through the through hole 21a of the housing 11, and a portion of the cylindrical portion 32 of the rotor 12 protruding from the surface 31F of the support portion 31 passes through the through hole 13a of the cover 13. The cylindrical portion 32 is inserted through the through hole 21a of the housing 11 and the through hole 13a of the cover 13 in a state where the cylindrical portion can rotate with respect to the housing 11 and the cover 13, respectively. Further, a case-side seal member 15 is sandwiched between the case 11 and the rotor 12, and a cover-side seal member 16 is sandwiched between the rotor 12 and the cover 13. The one-way clutch 14 is fitted into the cylindrical portion 32 of the rotor 12 in a state where the one-way clutch 14 cannot rotate relative to the rotor 12.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the structure of the rotor 12 will be described in further detail. Fig. 4 shows the three-dimensional structure of the rotor 12 as viewed from the direction facing the rear surface of the support portion 31, while fig. 5 shows the three-dimensional structure of the rotor 12 as viewed from the direction facing the front surface 31F of the support portion 31.

As shown in fig. 4, the rotor 12 includes a1 st fitting portion 32A and a2 nd fitting portion 32B. The 1 st fitting portion 32A is an example of the 1 st coupling portion, and the 2 nd fitting portion 32B is an example of the 2 nd coupling portion. The 1 st fitting portion 32A is configured to be coaxially coupled to the one-way clutch 14 in a state of supporting the rotation shaft RA. The 2 nd fitting portion 32B is configured to be coaxially coupled to the rotating shaft RA in a state not supported by the one-way clutch 14, and to be integrally rotatable with the 1 st fitting portion 32A. The dampers provided with the rotor 12 each have: a state in which the 1 st fitting portion 32A is coupled to the one-way clutch 14 in a state in which the rotation shaft RA is supported; and a state in which the 2 nd fitting portion 32B is coupled to the rotating shaft RA in a state not supported by the one-way clutch 14.

The rotor 12 can function as a component constituting a one-way damper by the one-way clutch 14 fitted to the 1 st fitting portion 32A, and can function as a component constituting a two-way damper by fitting the rotation shaft RA to the 2 nd fitting portion 32B. As described above, since the one rotor 12 can be used as a member constituting dampers having different functions from each other, the versatility of the member provided in the damper can be improved.

As described above, the rotor 12 includes the cylindrical portion 32 positioned coaxially with the rotation axis RA. One end of the cylindrical portion 32 is a1 st fitting portion 32A, and the other end is a2 nd fitting portion 32B. Therefore, since one tube portion 32 has the functions of both the 1 st fitting portion 32A and the 2 nd fitting portion 32B, the number of components constituting the damper 10 can be reduced.

The 1 st fitting portion 32A has an inner peripheral surface 32AI as an example of a fitting surface on which the one-way clutch 14 is fitted. The inner circumferential surface 32AI is a fitting surface having a surface with recesses and projections that repeat in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis RA. The one-way clutch 14 is fitted into the inner peripheral surface 32AI, and the 1 st fitting portion 32A is coaxially coupled with the one-way clutch 14. The 1 st fitting portion 32A includes a portion of the tube portion 32 protruding from the back surface 31R of the support portion 31 and a portion of the portion protruding from the front surface 31F of the support portion 31. The 1 st fitting part 32A has a tubular shape including a bottom part 32A1 and a peripheral wall part 32A2, and the peripheral wall part 32A2 includes the inner peripheral surface 32 AI.

the inner circumferential surface 32AI includes a plurality of arc portions AI1, each arc portion AI1 has an arc shape in a plan view facing the back surface 31R of the support portion 31, and the plurality of arc portions AI1 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 32 so as to draw one circle centered on the center of the cylindrical portion 32. In the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 32, concave and convex portions AI2 are provided between the arc portions AI1 adjacent to each other. The concave-convex portion AI2 is composed of a convex portion AI21 and two concave portions AI22, and in a plan view facing the back surface 31R of the support portion 31, the convex portion AI21 protrudes radially inward from the arc portion AI1, while the concave portion AI22 is recessed radially outward from the arc portion AI 1. In each concave-convex portion AI2, the convex portion AI21 is sandwiched between two concave portions AI22 in the circumferential direction.

When the one-way clutch 14 is fitted into the 1 st fitting portion 32A, the outer peripheral surface of the one-way clutch 14 contacts the inner peripheral surface 32AI of the peripheral wall portion 32A2, and one end surface in the direction in which the one-way clutch 14 extends contacts the bottom portion 32A 1. At this time, since the inner peripheral surface 32AI fitted to the one-way clutch 14 has the irregularities repeated in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis RA, the one-way clutch 14 is less likely to be displaced from the rotor 12 in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis RA.

As shown in fig. 5, the 2 nd fitting part 32B includes a plurality of protruding parts 32B1, and the plurality of protruding parts 32B1 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the rotation axis RA, and are configured to be able to support the rotation axis RA by coming into contact therewith. Each of the convex portions 32B1 supports the rotation axis RA in a state where the 2 nd fitting portion 32B is coaxially coupled to the rotation axis RA. Each of the convex portions 32B1 is a convex portion that protrudes inward in the radial direction of the cylindrical portion 32, and the plurality of convex portions 32B1 are arranged in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 32. Each of the convex portions 32B1 extends from the bottom portion 32A1 of the 1 st fitting portion 32A in a direction in which the cylindrical portion 32 extends, in a direction away from the surface 31F of the support portion 31. The distal ends of the respective convex portions 32B1 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 32 so as to draw a circle centered on the center of the cylindrical portion 32. According to the 2 nd fitting part 32B, since the convex parts 32B1 provided in the 2 nd fitting part 32B support the rotation axis RA, the rotation axis RA is less likely to be displaced from the 2 nd fitting part 32B when the rotation axis RA rotates.

The 2 nd fitting portion 32B can also be used in testing and the like of both the damper 10 provided with the one-way clutch 14 and the damper not provided with the one-way clutch 14. For example, in the 2 nd fitting portion 32B exposed from the housing 11, a device for testing, which is an example of a target to be engaged, and a device having a fitting portion to be fitted with the plurality of convex portions 32B1 included in the 2 nd fitting portion 32B are attached to the damper from the cover 13 side with respect to the housing 11. Further, by rotating the device in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, the rotor 12 is rotated with respect to the housing 11 and the cover 13, respectively, whereby a test or the like with respect to the damper can be performed. As described above, the rotor 12 has the state in which the 1 st fitting portion 32A is fitted to the 1 st input object, the state in which the 2 nd fitting portion 32B is fitted to the 2 nd input object, and the state in which the 2 nd fitting portion 32B is fitted to the test equipment, respectively.

The structure of an example of the one-way clutch 14 will be described in further detail with reference to fig. 6.

As shown in fig. 6, the one-way clutch 14 includes a housing member 41 and a cover member 42 that covers an opening of the housing member 41. The housing member 41 has a cylindrical shape extending along the rotation axis RA, and has a plurality of holding grooves 41a1 on the inner circumferential surface 41 a. The holding grooves 41a1 extend along the rotation axis RA, and the plurality of holding grooves 41a1 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the housing member 41. The lid member 42 has a disk shape, and a through hole 42a penetrating the lid member 42 in the direction in which the storage member 41 extends is provided at the center of the lid member 42.

The one-way clutch 14 further includes a plurality of cylindrical rollers 43 and a plurality of leaf springs 44, and each leaf spring 44 is an example of an urging member. Each cylindrical roller 43 has a rod shape extending along the rotation axis RA, and is held one by the holding groove 41a 1. The leaf springs 44 are held one by the holding grooves 41a1, similarly to the cylindrical rollers 43. The plurality of leaf springs 44 are connected to one annular portion 45, and are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the annular portion 45.

Each holding groove 41a1 includes a fixed portion a11 that holds the cylindrical roller 43 in a fixed state, a non-fixed portion a12 that holds the cylindrical roller 43 in a rotated state, and a holding portion a13 that holds the leaf spring 44. The fixed portion a11, the non-fixed portion a12, and the holding portion a13 are arranged in this order along the circumferential direction of the rotation axis RA over all the holding grooves 41a 1. Each leaf spring 44 biases the cylindrical roller 43 from the holding portion a13 to the fixing portion a 11. Each cylindrical roller 43 is held in the holding groove 41a1 by the holding groove 41a1 and the leaf spring 44 so as to be positioned at the fixed portion a11 when the rotation axis RA rotates counterclockwise and positioned at the non-fixed portion a12 when the rotation axis RA rotates clockwise.

The non-fixing portion a12 defines a space having a size such that the cylindrical roller 43 is not fixed to the holding groove 41a1 while being in contact with the holding groove 41a1 when viewed from the direction opposite to the opening of the housing member 41, and the fixing portion a11 is a cam surface defining a space tapered in the direction from the holding portion a13 toward the fixing portion a 11.

The outer peripheral surface 41S of the housing member 41 has a plurality of concave portions 41Sa that are recessed inward in the radial direction in the housing member 41, and the plurality of concave portions 41Sa are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the housing member 41. When the one-way clutch 14 is fitted into the 1 st fitting portion 32A, the one convex portion AI21 located on the inner peripheral surface 32AI of the 1 st fitting portion 32A is fitted into each concave portion 41Sa of the outer peripheral surface 41S.

According to the one-way clutch 14, when the rotation shaft RA rotates counterclockwise, the plurality of cylindrical rollers 43 are fixed to the housing member 41, and therefore the housing member 41 rotates together with the rotation shaft RA. Therefore, the torque of the rotating shaft RA is attenuated by the damper 10. On the other hand, when the rotation shaft RA rotates clockwise, the plurality of cylindrical rollers 43 are not fixed to the housing member 41, and therefore the rotation shaft RA rotates relative to the housing member 41. Therefore, the torque of the rotating shaft RA is not attenuated by the damper 10. The one-way clutch 14 may be configured such that the housing member 41 rotates together with the rotation axis RA when the rotation axis RA rotates clockwise, and the rotation axis RA rotates relative to the housing member 41 when the rotation axis RA rotates counterclockwise.

FIG. 7 illustrates a cross-sectional configuration of damper 10 along line 7-7 of FIG. 1. In fig. 7, for convenience of illustration, the one-way clutch 14 is illustrated as one member, and the storage member 41, the cover member 42, the cylindrical rollers 43, the plate spring 44, and the annular portion 45 provided in the one-way clutch 14 are not illustrated.

As shown in fig. 7, a central wall 51 is provided on the back surface 13R of the cover 13, and the central wall 51 surrounds the through hole 13a and protrudes toward the housing 11. A plurality of cover side wall portions are provided on the back surface 13R of the cover 13 radially outward of the central wall portion 51, and each cover side wall portion protrudes toward the housing 11. Each of the plurality of lid side wall portions has an arc shape with the center of the lid 13 as the center. In the back surface of the lid 13, a plurality of 1 st lid side wall portions 52, a plurality of 2 nd lid side wall portions 53, and a plurality of 3 rd lid side wall portions 54 are arranged in the stated order in the direction outward from the center of the lid 13.

when viewed from the direction facing the back surface 13R of the cover 13, a gap is formed between one 1 st cover side wall portion 52 and the 1 st cover side wall portion 52 adjacent to the 1 st cover side wall portion 52. The plurality of 1 st cover side wall portions 52 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the central wall portion 51 so as to draw a circle centered on the center of the cover 13 when viewed from the direction facing the back surface 13R of the cover 13.

When viewed from the direction facing the back surface 13R of the cover 13, a gap is formed between one 2 nd cover side wall portion 53 and a2 nd cover side wall portion 53 adjacent to the 2 nd cover side wall portion 53. The plurality of 2 nd cover side wall portions 53 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the central wall portion 51 so as to draw a circle centered on the center of the cover 13 when viewed from the direction facing the back surface 13R of the cover 13.

When viewed from the direction facing the back surface 13R of the cover 13, a gap is formed between one 3 rd cover side wall portion 54 and a 3 rd cover side wall portion 54 adjacent to the 3 rd cover side wall portion 54. The plurality of 3 rd cover side wall portions 54 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the central wall portion 51 so as to draw a circle centered on the center of the cover 13 when viewed from the direction facing the back surface 13R of the cover 13.

Each 1 st cover side wall 52 is fitted into a gap between the 1 st front side wall 33F and the 2 nd front side wall 34F. Each 2 nd cover side wall portion 53 is fitted between the 2 nd and 3 rd front side wall portions 34F and 35F. Each of the 3 rd cover side wall portions 54 is fitted between the 3 rd and 4 th front side wall portions 35F and 36F.

A step portion 13b recessed radially outward is formed in the central wall portion 51. The above-described cap-side seal member 16 is fitted into the stepped portion 13 b. Further, a step portion 13c recessed in a direction away from the housing 11 is formed on the back surface 13R of the cover 13 radially outward of the 3 rd cover side wall portion 54. The peripheral wall 22 of the housing 11 is fitted into the step portion 13 c.

The 1 st back-side wall portion 33R of the rotor 12 is fitted into the gap between the central wall portion 23 and the inner side wall portion 24 in the housing 11. The 2 nd back-side wall portion 34R is fitted into the gap between the inner wall portion 24 and the intermediate wall portion 25. The 3 rd back-side wall portion 35R is fitted into the gap between the intermediate wall portion 25 and the outer wall portion 26. The 4 th back-side wall portion 36R is fitted into the gap between the outer wall portion 26 and the peripheral wall portion 22. The four back-side wall portions are in a state of clearance fit with the case 11, and a minute clearance is formed between the case 11 and each back-side wall portion. The minute gap is filled with a gel-like damping medium 61.

As described above, the outer surface of the rotor 12 includes the outer surfaces of the four back-side wall portions as an example of the plurality of 2 nd convex surfaces extending in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis RA. When viewed from the direction in which the rotation axis RA extends, the outer surface of each back-side wall portion is configured not to overlap with the outer surfaces of the inner wall portion 24, the intermediate wall portion 25, and the outer wall portion 26, which are examples of the 1 st convex surface. The 1 st and 2 nd convex surfaces described above define a part of the space in which the damping medium 61 is housed. According to the rotor 12, when the rotor 12 rotates relative to the housing 11, the damping medium 61 accommodated between the 1 st convex surface and the 2 nd convex surface is sheared, thereby increasing the damping force of the damper 10.

The rotor 12 includes four front side wall portions, and each front side wall portion is configured not to overlap the central wall portion 51, the 1 st cover side wall portion 52, the 2 nd cover side wall portion 53, and the 3 rd cover side wall portion 54 when viewed in the direction in which the rotation axis RA extends. According to the rotor 12, when the rotor 12 rotates relative to the cover 13, the damping medium 61 accommodated between the outer surface of each front side wall portion and the outer surface of each wall portion provided in the cover 13 is sheared, thereby increasing the damping force of the damper 10.

The 1 st front side wall 33F fits into the gap between the center wall 51 and the 1 st cover side wall 52. The 2 nd front side wall 34F is fitted into the gap between the 1 st cover side wall 52 and the 2 nd cover side wall 53. The 3 rd front side wall 35F is fitted between the 3 rd cover side wall 54 and the peripheral wall 22 of the housing 11. The four front side wall portions, the cover 13, and the case 11 are in a state of clearance fit, and a minute gap is formed therebetween. The damping medium 61 is filled in the minute gap.

A region located radially outward of the cylindrical portion 32 of the rotor 12 in the space defined by the housing 11 and the cover 13 is a rotation region in which the rotor 12 can rotate. In contrast, a region constituted by the gap between the housing 11 and the rotor 12 and the gap between the cover 13 and the rotor 12 is a torque generation region in which braking torque is generated. The damping medium 61 filled in the torque generation region is sheared by the rotation of the rotor 12, and the force that intends to rotate the rotor 12 is attenuated.

For example, when the rotor 12 rotates following the rotation of the rotating shaft RA, a braking torque as a damping force is applied to the rotating shaft RA by the resistance of the damping medium 61 filled in the torque generation region. At this time, the damping medium 61 is bonded to the outer surface of the rotor 12 in the radial direction of the rotor 12. The damping medium 61 passes through the through hole 31a formed in the rotor 12, and passes back and forth between the front surface 31F and the rear surface 31R of the support portion 31, and is adhered to the outer surface of the rotor 12 in a direction from the front surface 31F to the rear surface 31R of the support portion 31. The rotor 12 rotates while shearing the damping medium 61 adhered to the outer surface of the rotor 12. The braking torque is also applied to the rotary shaft RA by the rotation of the rotor 12.

The region where the shear of the damping medium 61 occurs is a region sandwiched by the portion from the 4 th and 4 th front-side wall portions 36F and 36R to the 1 st and 1 st front-side wall portions 33F and 33R, the portion of the housing 11 facing this portion, and the portion of the cover 13 facing this portion, in the rotor 12.

as shown in fig. 8, the 1 st fitting portion 32A of the rotor 12 is not fitted into the damper 70 of the one-way clutch 14, and the rotating shaft RA is supported by the plurality of convex portions 32B1 provided in the 2 nd fitting portion 32B. Thus, the rotation shaft RA rotates together with the rotor 12 both when rotating clockwise and when rotating counterclockwise. Therefore, the torque of the rotary shaft RA is attenuated by the damper 70 both when rotating in the clockwise direction and when rotating in the counterclockwise direction.

As described above, according to the damper of embodiment 1, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) The rotor 12 can function as a component constituting a one-way damper by the one-way clutch 14 fitted to the 1 st fitting portion 32A, and can function as a component constituting a two-way damper by the rotation shaft RA being fitted to the 2 nd fitting portion 32B. As described above, since one rotor 12 can be used as a member constituting dampers having different functions from each other, versatility of the members provided in the dampers can be improved.

(2) When the object to be engaged is engaged with the rotor 12, the rotor 12 can also rotate relative to the housing 11.

(3) The inner circumferential surface 32AI fitted to the one-way clutch 14 has a repeated irregularity in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis RA, and therefore the one-way clutch 14 is less likely to be displaced from the rotor 12 in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis RA.

(4) Since one tube portion 32 has the functions of both the 1 st fitting portion 32A and the 2 nd fitting portion 32B, the number of components constituting the damper 10 can be reduced.

(5) when the rotor 12 rotates relative to the housing 11, friction is generated between the outer surfaces of the inner wall portion 24, the intermediate wall portion 25, and the outer wall portion 26 and the damping medium 61, and the damping force of the damper 10 is increased by the friction.

(6) when the rotor 12 rotates relative to the housing 11, the damping medium 61 accommodated between the outer surface of each back-side wall portion and the outer surfaces of the inner wall portion 24, the intermediate wall portion 25, and the outer wall portion 26 of the housing 11 is sheared, thereby increasing the damping force of the damper 10.

(7) since the convex portions 32B1 of the 2 nd fitting portion 32B support the rotation axis RA, the rotation axis RA is less likely to be displaced from the 2 nd fitting portion 32B when the rotation axis RA rotates.

(8) According to the one-way clutch 14, when the rotation shaft RA rotates counterclockwise, the plurality of cylindrical rollers 43 are fixed to the housing member 41, and therefore, the housing member 41 rotates together with the rotation shaft RA, and the torque of the rotation shaft RA is attenuated by the damper 10. On the other hand, when the rotation shaft RA rotates clockwise, the plurality of cylindrical rollers 43 are not fixed to the housing member 41, and therefore the rotation shaft RA rotates with respect to the housing member 41, and the torque of the rotation shaft RA is not attenuated by the damper 10.

The present embodiment can also be implemented by appropriately changing the above-described embodiment 1 as described below.

The one-way clutch 14 may have a structure other than the structure in which the cylindrical roller 43 and the plate spring 44 are held in one holding groove 41a1 as described above. In short, the one-way clutch may be any clutch that is engaged with the 1 st engagement portion 32A of the rotor 12 to regulate the rotation of the rotor 12 relative to the housing 11 in one direction.

The 2 nd fitting portion 32B may not have the plurality of convex portions 32B1, and the 2 nd fitting portion 32B may have a cylindrical shape having a flat inner peripheral surface. In short, the 2 nd fitting portion 32B may be configured to be able to be coupled to the rotation axis RA in a state where the one-way clutch 14 is not coupled to the 1 st fitting portion 32A. Even with this configuration, the effect according to (1) above can be obtained.

The shape of the rotor 12 may be a flat plate shape in which the outer surface of the rotor 12 does not have a plurality of rotor-side convex surfaces.

The housing 11 may also have the following shape: the inner surface of the housing 11 is a flat surface having no housing-side convex surface. In the configuration in which the inner surface of the housing 11 is a flat surface, the outer surface of the rotor 12 may or may not have a plurality of rotor-side convex surfaces.

The inner circumferential surface 32AI of the 1 st fitting portion 32A may be a flat surface having no irregularities arranged along the circumferential direction of the rotation axis RA. In addition, the inner peripheral surface 32AI of the 1 st fitting portion 32A may have irregularities aligned along the direction in which the rotation axis RA extends, and in such a configuration, the one-way clutch 14 fitted to the 1 st fitting portion 32A is less likely to fall off from the 1 st fitting portion 32A.

The 2 nd fitting portion 32B of the rotor 12 can be coupled to the rotating shaft RA not coupled to the one-way clutch 14, and can be fitted to a device for testing or the like. The 2 nd fitting portion of the rotor 12 may have a structure that is not coupled to the rotating shaft RA that is not coupled to the one-way clutch 14, but is not fitted to a test device or the like, and in this structure, the rotor 12 may have an engaging portion other than the 2 nd fitting portion and may be a portion that can engage with a test device as an example of an object to be engaged. The engagement portion is a portion coupled to an object to be engaged, which rotates the rotor 12 relative to the housing 11 in the housing 11 by the rotation of the object to be engaged. The rotor 12 has a state in which the 1 st fitting portion is coupled to the 1 st input object, a state in which the 2 nd fitting portion is coupled to the 2 nd input object, and a state in which the engagement portion is engaged with the object to be engaged, respectively.

With this configuration, the following effects can be obtained.

(9) in the damper, the rotor 12 can rotate relative to the housing 11 even when the engagement portion engages with the object to be engaged, except when the 1 st input object is coupled to the 1 st coupling portion and when the 2 nd input object is coupled to the 2 nd coupling portion.

In the rotor 12, at least one of the 1 st fitting portion 32A and the 2 nd fitting portion 32B may have a structure described below. That is, the 1 st fitting portion 32A may be configured not to fix the one-way clutch 14 to the rotor 12 by fitting the one-way clutch 14 into the 1 st fitting portion 32A, and may be configured to couple the one-way clutch 14 with an adhesive or a fastening member, for example. The 2 nd fitting portion 32B may be configured not to fix the rotation shaft RA to the rotor 12 by fitting the rotation shaft RA into the 2 nd fitting portion 32B, and may be configured to couple the rotation shaft RA with an adhesive or a fastening member, for example. Even with this configuration, the effect according to (1) above can be obtained.

The cover 13 may not have the 1 st cover side wall portion 52, the 2 nd cover side wall portion 53, and the 3 rd cover side wall portion 54.

[ 2 nd embodiment ]

A damper according to embodiment 2 will be described with reference to fig. 9 and 10. Embodiment 2 is mainly different from embodiment 1 described above in that the housing is an example of a coupling target, and the housing rotates relative to the rotor. Therefore, the following description will explain the differences from embodiment 1 in detail. In addition, in fig. 9 and 10 referred to below, the damper and the object to which the damper is attached are schematically illustrated for convenience of illustration.

As shown in fig. 9, the damper 80 includes: a housing 81 having a cylindrical shape; a rotor 82 housed in the case 81; and a one-way clutch 83 having a cylindrical shape and located on the outer peripheral surface of the housing 81. In the damper 80, the rotor 82 is attached to the object 200 of attachment of the damper 80, and the position of the rotor 82 relative to the object 200 of attachment is fixed. On the other hand, the housing 81 is rotatable relative to the rotor 82. The one-way clutch 83 is located on the outer peripheral surface of the housing 81, and the outer peripheral surface of the housing 81 includes the 1 st coupling portion 81A. The one-way clutch 83 defines the rotation of the housing 81 with respect to the rotor 82 in one direction.

the rotary shaft RA is connected to one end of the one-way clutch 83 in the direction in which the rotary shaft RA extends. For example, when the rotary shaft RA rotates counterclockwise, the one-way clutch 83 is coupled to the housing 81 and rotates together with the housing 81 with respect to the rotor 82. In contrast, when the rotary shaft RA rotates clockwise, the one-way clutch 83 is not coupled to the housing 81, and the rotary shaft RA rotates while the housing 81 does not rotate. Thus, the one-way clutch 83 regulates the rotation of the housing 81 relative to the rotor 82 in one direction. Further, only when the rotary shaft RA rotates counterclockwise, the torque of the rotary shaft RA is attenuated by the damper 80.

As shown in fig. 10, when the one-way clutch 83 is not coupled with the housing 81, the rotary shaft RA is coupled with the housing 81. The rotation shaft RA is coupled to one end portion of the housing 81 in the direction in which the rotation shaft RA extends, and the housing 81 includes a2 nd coupling portion 81B at the one end portion. The housing 81 rotates together with the rotation axis RA with respect to the rotor 82 both when the rotation axis RA rotates clockwise and when the rotation axis RA rotates counterclockwise. Therefore, when the rotation shaft RA rotates irrespective of the rotation direction of the rotation shaft RA, the torque of the rotation shaft RA is attenuated by the damper 90.

According to embodiment 2 described above, the effect according to (1) above can be obtained.

[ embodiment 3 ]

A damper according to embodiment 3 will be described with reference to fig. 11 and 12. Embodiment 3 differs from embodiment 1 described above in the position of the rotary shaft with respect to the rotor. Therefore, the following description will explain the differences from embodiment 1 in detail. In addition, in fig. 11 and 12 referred to below, the damper and the object to which the damper is attached are schematically illustrated for convenience of illustration.

as shown in fig. 11, the damper 100 includes: a housing 101 having a cylindrical shape; a rotor 102 having a cylindrical shape and housed in the case 101; and a one-way clutch 103 having a cylindrical shape and located on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 102. In the damper 100, the housing 101 is mounted on the mounting object 200, and the position of the housing 101 with respect to the mounting object 200 is fixed. On the other hand, the rotor 102 can rotate relative to the housing 101. The one-way clutch 103 is located on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 102, and the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 102 includes a1 st coupling portion 102A. The one-way clutch 103 defines the rotation of the rotor 102 with respect to the housing 101 as one direction.

The rotary shaft RA is connected to the outer peripheral surface of the one-way clutch 103. For example, when the rotary shaft RA rotates counterclockwise, the one-way clutch 103 is coupled to the rotor 102 and rotates together with the rotor 102 with respect to the housing 101. On the other hand, when the rotary shaft RA rotates clockwise, the one-way clutch 103 is not coupled to the rotary shaft RA, and the rotary shaft RA rotates, while the rotor 102 does not rotate. Thus, the one-way clutch 103 regulates the rotation of the rotor 102 in one direction. In addition, only when the rotation shaft RA rotates counterclockwise, the torque of the rotation shaft RA is attenuated by the damper 100.

As shown in fig. 12, when the one-way clutch 103 is not coupled to the rotor 102, the rotary shaft RA is coupled to the rotor 102. The rotary shaft RA is coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the rotor 102 at one end in the direction in which the rotary shaft RA extends, and the inner circumferential surface of the rotor 102 includes a2 nd coupling portion 102B. The rotor 102 rotates together with the rotation axis RA with respect to the housing 101 both when the rotation axis RA rotates clockwise and when the rotation axis RA rotates counterclockwise. Therefore, when the rotation axis RA rotates irrespective of the rotation direction of the rotation axis RA, the torque of the rotation axis RA is attenuated by the damper 110.

According to embodiment 3 described above, the effect according to (1) above can be obtained.